Cap



M. D. KOBEY.

CAP.

man JAN. la. 1921.

Jan. 9, 1923.

To all whomy t may concern Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

UNTtn TUEFEQCE.

MAURICE D. KOBEY, OF CICAGO, LLNOIS, ASSIGNOR 0F- GNE-'ALF T0 DEVILLE WAGNER, OF'CHICAGO, ILLNOIS. i i

CAP.

. Applicationled January 13,-1921. Serial No. 436.8371.

Be it known that l, Maurice D. Korner. a citizen of the United @tates of America, and a residentof Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented' certain new and `useful Improvements inCaps, of which the following is aspecificatlon. y

Thisinvention relates to vizored caps .of the character commonly worn by workmen and especially engineers. v,The mainobjects of the invention are to provide animproved forni ofv washable cap having a detachable vizor;l to provide .such a cap y.with irnproved 'form of vigor which may beef nonwashable character' such as enameled leather', celluloid, or the like; to provide improved holding means for the vizor; and to provide in the front part Vof the cap a pocket of iinproved forni adapted to receive the vizor, or vizors interchangeably, so that when the main body of the cappis to be washed, lthe vif/.or may be used with another cap body.

An illustrative embodiment. of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in whichl Figure 1 is a side view of the cap.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof at 2-2-on Figures 1 and 3.

Fig. 3 is mainly a vertical sectional detail of the pocket and adjacent parts, on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a plan of the vizor laid outfflat.

In the construction shown in the draw` ings, the main body or crown 1 ofthe cap is vided with horizontal extensions S to receive projecting tips 9 on the ends o' the vizor.

kThe vizor itself comprises a main bodyr part 10 having a shape somewhatresembling a crescent, the inner edge of which is yprovided with a'flange .'11 of arcuate shape fold ably joined thereto at the fold line 11 and adapted for turning upward. Said ange is apertured or notched from the upper edge downwardly to the fold line by gore cutting as at 12 so as to facilitate turning upward to it away from 'the cap pocket.

` a nearly vertical position, with the maink body of the vizor` disposed diagonally downward and forward' with respectr thereto.

The middle cut is wide enough togive clear- ,ance` for` a middle seam 5 dividing the` pocket 5 into twoequal parts.y

The snap `fastenings 7 `are madein two" parts, each with one part 13 set inthe' vlzor 4iiange'sections 14- a'nd the other part'15 in the outer wall ofthe pocket,yso thatvwhen the vizorfiange 11 is inserted into the pocket the kfastener parts thereon may be snapped into engagenient` ywith the complementary parts respectivelyon the cap. l y y l in order to maintain a neat and attractive shape to the capand to' better holdthe vizor flange in its proper position, the outer part of the cap band including the outerwall of the pocket is reinforced by a stiifening strip 16 preferably in the form of a layer of'buckram, duck, canvas or similar material. The inner side of the cap band is also provided with a sweat band 17 sewed thereto at the lower. edge.

in order to attach the vizor, the iiange 11 is inserted upward into the main pocket 5,

oneend-in each section, and the end tips 9 ofthe flange are inserted divergently into next engaged and the cap is'then ready for use. Whenthe cap assumes its natural position the flange 11 turns upward at. the fold line 11. In order to remove the vizor, the snap 'fasteners are pulled apart whereupon the vizor may be readily removed byy pulling A. very desirable advantage of thisy form of cap is that the engineer or other user may at a minimum expense always have ready for use aclean and freshly laundered cap, which as` herein described is provided with a good quality of vizor, which vizor maybe used every day and interchanged frequently withtwo or more cap bodies, the latter being adapted to be washed as often as may be desired. By reason of the construction herein shown and described, the cap presents the appearance ofv an ordinary cap having a permanent vizor, and the shape of thecap is maintained by the peculiar form and con* pocket and iic embodiment of it t'obe understood rthat some of the details of the construction shown may be altered, or omitted without departing yfromA lit into the said pocket extensions, and re! leasable fastening means for positively securing the visor detachably to the Cap body.

2. In a vizoed Cap, the vizor of wliieh is removable from the main cap body, means for securingy the vizor in place comprising a pocket orrned in the front of the cap body to receive part ot said vizor, said pocket having right and left extensions and said vizor having corresponding tips to lit in i said extensions, and positive releasable fas- Ataohably.

tening means to secure the medial part of the vizor removably in said pocket.

In a cap body formed and adapted for the detachable `Connection of a `vizor, a poolet opening downwardly in the front part of the cap rim, said pocket being formed with lateral extensions to receive the Corresponding end tips of the vizor.

n l. A sanitary oap comprising a crown part and an interchangeable liexible visor part, said crown part. having forwardly facing side pockets acent toits lower edge, and said visor part having an upwardly turned rear edge part with stift' rearwardly project` ing extensions thereofto enter said pockets end-thrust-wise torholding the ends of the visor in place, said crown edge'part and visor member having medially disposed `readily operable ooaeting means 4to hold the central body part of the visor in place de- Signed at Chicago this 18th day of November A1920.

MAURICE kD. y'KOBEY 

